Episode 151 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features a sports media roundtable with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand; Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn; and USA Today staff writer A.J. Perez. In this podcast, the group discusses the ESPN reports of Jon Gruden leaving the Monday Night Football booth for the Raiders; how ESPN has covered the story of an employee taking an NFL job; possible in-house Gruden replacements; why this decision is going to be challenging for ESPN; the latest on John Skipper’s resignation on Dec. 18; whether ESPN PR should respond to stories about Skipper in the marketplace; whether ESPN executives will be talking in the future; how the Alabama-Georgia national title game should play nationally; whether there is Alabama fatigue among college football viewers; how the declining NFL ratings during the regular season will impact the Wild Card ratings; whether the Super Bowl will be up or down this year in viewership; the challenges NBC Sports has with this year’s Olympic hockey tournament, and much more. 

 

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